"Speaking of which... why did you kill a lot of loyal ministers sent by the ministers in the north and west of the empire? Like the minister and Budd said, imperial generals cannot interfere in politics. You... interfere in politics, right?"

"Yeah, but it is a last resort. If you don't practice militarized management, the North and West, which have been hit hard by the war, I am afraid that many people will die of famine, and there will even be robbers everywhere, appearing bigger than inside the empire. A large-scale rebellion?"

Yong Ye's indifferent rebuttal made the little emperor stunned for a moment, and then looked at the minister who was standing behind him who was eating meat.

"Hey, Minister, he said it would be worse if it wasn't like that. It's different from what you said. Is that really true?"

"this……"

Yong Ye, a taciturn war madman in the impression, was unexpectedly able to refute so well, causing the minister to stop talking for a while, and then he wanted to call Yong Ye to the imperial capital as originally intended, and then trick the little emperor into letting Bu De mobilized the guards to be executed.

But at this time, Bud, who was still dissatisfied with Yong Ye, took the initiative to stand up as the executioner in his plan. After all, he was not afraid of turmoil in the north, and even the entire country that he spent five years on was in turmoil. It was far away, but it was still chaotic, but Bude couldn't make it like him. Bude knew that the northern border could not be easily messed up, otherwise the country would really fall into a state of extreme chaos.

"There is indeed such a possibility, Your Majesty, if it were not so, there would probably be large-scale unrest."

"Since Bud said so..."

The little emperor, who trusted Bude, but also trusted the minister, looked at the minister for a while, but looked at the minister again.

"Minister, what should I do?"

"...General Yongye fought in the South and the North, and fought for eight years in total. Let him rest... Er, I mean let him rest in the Imperial Capital for a while and enjoy himself?"

Budd is the supreme commander of the imperial army, and the guards only accept Budd's dispatch. Budd, who was silent at this normal period, expressed his objection at this time. It is really difficult for him to continue. To convict His Majesty, we can only temporarily adopt a policy of delay, and then find another opportunity.

"Well, so be it! From a long time ago, your words have never been missed!"

The little emperor just smiled and said the words of absolute trust in the minister, and once again looked at Yong Ye who was standing under the stairs.

"Since the minister said so, then General Yongye, you should stay in the imperial capital for a while and rest for a while!"

"Really? Since His Majesty has said so, then I naturally have no opinion."

There are a large number of virtuous people who fled from the imperial capital in the north, and they are guarded by heavy troops. It is not a big problem to leave for a period of time. There is no need to worry about anything, and I know that Bude will not easily mess up, so I don’t worry about my personal safety forever. Night, that is, agreed casually.

Yong Ye is very clear about what the minister has in mind. It is nothing more than letting the little emperor keep him and looking for opportunities to find his flaws, and he is not afraid that he will have any flaws, nor is he worried that the minister's people will be besieged in this imperial capital.

The guards of the imperial city and the imperial capital, this regular military force is in the hands of General Bude, and the minister cannot adjust those guards that are firmly controlled by Bude.

Since there is no way to besiege him, if it is just an assassination, it is just for him to have fun. There are so many strange people and emperors who want to kill him these years, and they are not killed by the guards or killed by the guards even if they have the chance to get close. Arrested.

After all, no matter how strong the emperor is, it is only a tool, and the user is only a mortal body, so there is no rule that the emperor must be defeated by the emperor. For example, the four ghosts of Rakshasa are no emperor who kills the emperor representative figure.

Well, of course, there are also a lot of emperor tools collected during the war under the eternal night.

Perhaps the minister just wanted him to leave the northern base camp and find an opportunity to assassinate him. After all, there are a lot fewer guards here in the imperial capital, and there are only a group of elite personal soldiers, but in fact he doesn't need the protection of the guards. It would be interesting if there was an assassination.

"Okay! Then I will arrange a larger mansion for you according to the position of General Yongye! Even if you have been rewarded for defending the country for all these years, the gold will be delivered in a while."

"...Thank you, Your Majesty."

For free things, it is impossible for Yongye to refuse, so he naturally bowed his head slightly in thanks according to general etiquette.

Upon seeing this, the minister smiled and looked at the little emperor, and stretched out his hand to lead him forward.

"It's dinner time, Your Majesty, let's go have dinner."

"Huh? Is that so? ... Then, then, General Bude will have a good chat with General Yong Ye, and I will leave first."

"…Yes."

"..."

Seeing that the little emperor listens to the ministers in everything, and is so reliant on the ministers, he looks like a puppet at the mercy of the ministers. It was Bude who looked at the little emperor and nodded, and he didn't understand his loyalty very well.

If nothing else, there is no problem with not participating in politics, but basic persuasion can always be provided, right? But looking at it this way now... it seems like it's just not paying attention, not planning to intervene at all? Is this because the previous persuasion was invalid, so I gave up, or what is the situation?

"...I don't know what to say, Bud, is this your loyalty?"

When the emperor and ministers all left, Yong Ye looked at Bud who had come down the steps, and bluntly asked about his loyalty.

"...Defending this country is the mission that my family has inherited for thousands of years. Military generals must not interfere in politics. This is the ancestral teaching."

"No, it's not a question of meddling in politics, is it?"

"Perhaps you also think that I am stubborn, but if I interfere in His Majesty's life and seriously interfere with His Majesty, then my descendants are likely to follow the minister's actions. And the security of the imperial capital has always been controlled by my family, which means that ... The loyalty of my family is of the utmost importance to His Majesty, and if there is someone like a minister in my descendants, no one will be able to stop him."

"...You're really thinking about the long-term, but now you can't do it. You still have time to think about the future?"

"Your Majesty is still young. When he grows up, he will distinguish right from wrong."

Closing his eyes, Bud chose to believe that when the little emperor grows up, he will be free from the minister's remote control.

Because he knows the importance of his own family, if he doesn't stick to the principles like this, people will inevitably be corrupted by power and merit. It is precisely by sticking to the principles and ancestral teachings that his family can maintain their loyalty for thousands of years and defend the emperor for thousands of years.

"Really...then you can wait slowly, hoping to wait until that day appears."

Bud's adherence to principles and ancestral teachings cannot be said to be completely wrong, but from the current situation, it can never be said to be right. Yong Ye knew that this old-fashioned nature would not be easily changed, so he just waved his hand at will, then turned around and prepared to leave.

"---and many more!"

When Yong Ye walked to the gate of the council hall, Bud suddenly stopped him behind him.

Yong Ye stopped his steps, but did not turn around.

"…how?"

"A military attache should not meddle in politics."

"Well, I know, but when there is no other way, in this extraordinary period, military generals should also forcefully intervene in politics, because at this time, if you don't intervene, there will be serious consequences. You should know this, right?"

"...I know, but I hope you can remember that defending this country is the mission of my family that has been inherited for thousands of years. Any traitor who dares to disturb the country's well-being will definitely be eradicated with my own hands - no matter who the opponent is. !"

"Oh, I know, then I'll wait to see how you root it out and let this country really rot the culprit?"

Yong Ye knew that Bude was not just talking about the minister, but he was also warning him when he said this to him, but he didn't show any emotion, just spread his hands and smiled, and walked out of the council room again. .

The great empire that has gone through thousands of years has basically rotted away in just five years because of the relationship of Minister Ornest.

In the past five years, a large number of citizens have been impoverished due to the ever-increasing heavy taxes imposed by the ministers, and there have been frequent refugees in areas outside the minister's sphere of influence in the north, and there have also been frequent local villages who are forced to sell their children due to poverty.

In this imperial capital, which is almost an unfamiliar environment, Yong Ye, because he had just arrived, was ready to familiarize himself with the surrounding environment, so after coming out of the palace, he took two personal guards to stroll around the city regularly. .

The imperial capital is not in the north, but even there are few people who don't know his reputation, but... there are not many people who know his appearance except for bureaucrats.

After all, although the technology in this world is very powerful in some aspects, there are no such things as newspapers and TV sets, and even the news of Yongye is almost hearsay.

However, even if Yong Ye would inspect the territory in the North, most of them were alone and rarely accompanied by guards. Therefore, even though there were almost no civilians in the North who did not know of his existence, most of them did not know his existence. looks.